Thor Scribe Talks

Ashley Miller, who is rewriting Thor for Marvel Studios along with his Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles partner Zack Stentz, has spilled a few beans about the comic-to-film.

"Certainly, Walt Simonson's take on the character greatly informs what we brought to the script although I wouldn't say we went to a specific story from his tenure on the book," Miller told CineFools. "We saw part of our job as taking all the many approaches to the character over the years (including the myths) and distilling them down into a form that worked for a two-hour movie. There's a tremendous amount of ground to cover, so inspiration has to come from everywhere."

When asked about how to make the god of thunder approachable and realistic for a movie audience, Miller said that "at the end of the day, (Thor's) a man. In the comics, Odin sends him to Earth because he's not perfect. He's brash, arrogant. Even over-confident. We all know that guy -- some of us have even been that guy. Stan Lee's genius was to give Thor-as-hero an emotional throughline we could all relate to, and knock him down a couple of pegs." Miller added, "The challenge is to dramatize that and make the audience see what the fans have known and believed about the character all along."

Miller was coy about how much of Asgard will be in the film as opposed to Earth: "Marvel's official description gives you a pretty good idea of what the divide looks like."

Here's that official Thor film synopsis, courtesy of Marvel: "This epic adventure spans the Marvel Universe; from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is The Mighty Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth."